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12、nited States and/or other countries.The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.Getting Started Guide 3Table of ContentsGetting Started 4Solution Accelerator Overview .4Migration Process Overview .5About this Guide 5Documentation Roadm
13、ap5Installing the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment.6Using the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard .6Readiness Assessment Process 6Inventory and Assessment Requirements 8Requirements Specific to the Inventory Method .9Running the Wizard 11Using the Results13Next Steps.14Getting Started Guide 4G
14、etting StartedThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution accelerator is an inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can help you effectively determine the number of computers on a network that are ready to run the Windows Vista operating system. The data and analysis provided by the tool c
15、an significantly simplify the migration process. This Getting Started Guide provides the information you need to install and use this solution accelerator.In This Guide Installing the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Using the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard Using the Results Next StepsNot
16、e This Getting Started guide provides initial information for setting up and using the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. For additional information, see the Solution Help, which is available using the Help button in the wizard. You can also access Help from the Start menu by pointing to All Program
17、s, pointing to Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, and then clicking Solution Help.Solution Accelerator OverviewThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment provides two wizards. The setup wizard installs the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, and the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard performs the Wi
18、ndows Vista readiness assessment. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Setup Wizard. This wizard guides you through the process of installing the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, including the installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, which is a required component of installation. Wi
19、ndows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard. This wizard helps you inventory the computers on a network and assess their readiness for Windows Vista. It stores the collected information in a database and generates reports to help you understand and use the results. The documents generated by the Windows
20、Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard include the following: A Microsoft Excel workbook (report) that contains spreadsheets providing the detailed results of the inventory and assessment. A Microsoft Word document (summary) that summarizes the results of the inventory and assessment, including which comp
21、uters are ready for Windows Vista and which computers do not meet minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista but can be upgraded. The document describes assessment data only for computers that already run a Microsoft Windows client operating system.You can use these documents as the starting po
22、int for planning the migration of client computers to Windows Vista. As a rule, the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment will recommend upgrades for individual hardware devices that do not meet the minimum requirements for Windows Vista, but it does not recommend upgrades to the CPU. The Excel workbook
23、 will also provide detailed information about the availability of Windows Vista device drivers for each device found on the assessed computers.Note The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard is designed to have the smallest possible impact on network performance and the performance of the computer
24、s being assessed. You do not need to deploy any agents to perform the assessment. The wizard uses technologies already existing in Windows computers. The network impact during assessment is negligible. The computers being inventoried will show a rise in CPU utilization of up to fifteen percent for f
25、ewer than 20 seconds.Getting Started Guide 5Migration Process OverviewYou can use the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment as part of a comprehensive process for planning and migrating client computers to Windows Vista. This process includes the following: Hardware and device compatibility assessment S
26、oftware compatibility assessment Business desktop deploymentIn addition to the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Microsoft provides other tools and support to help you with the deployment of Windows Vista. The following table describes the primary tools and support available from Microsoft to facil
27、itate effective and efficient completion of the primary steps of the planning and migration process.Table 1. Windows Vista Assessment and Migration ProcessStep Microsoft Tools and SupportAssess hardware and device compatibilityThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment solution identifies computers that
28、have the system resources required to run Windows Vista. It provides device compatibility information, identifying the availability of Windows Vista drivers for each hardware device and where the appropriate hardware drivers are provided, including: The Windows Vista installation DVD Windows UpdateI
29、t also identifies drivers that are not available from Microsoft, which require contacting the device manufacturer to research the availability of drivers for a device. This Getting Started Guide covers the use of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment to assess hardware and device compatibility.Asses
30、s software compatibilityThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment provides an overview of the applications installed on computers throughout the environment. Use the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit Version (ACT) 5.0 to find out whether applications are compatible with Windows Vista. ACT 5.0
31、can be used to centrally gather data, assess, and report Windows Vista software compatibility. For more information about ACT 5.0, see the “Next Steps” section later in this guide.Deploy business desktopsAfter determining the hardware and software compatibility of your client computers, you can use
32、the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 to plan and implement your Windows Vista migration project. The Accelerator provides best practices, comprehensive guidance, and tools to optimally plan and deploy desktop computers running Windows Vista. For more informat
33、ion about the BDD, see the “Next Steps” section later in this guide.About this GuideThis Getting Started guide is part of a complete documentation set. You should use all three documents provided with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. Documentation Roadmap Release Notes, which provides informat
34、ion you should read before installing the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, including installation prerequisites and known issues.Getting Started Guide 6 Getting Started (this document), which provides detailed information for setting up the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, as well as initial inf
35、ormation about how to use it. Solution Help, which provides detailed information about the solution and how to use it, including all options available in the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard. You can access Help by clicking the Help button in the wizard or from the Start menu by pointing to
36、All Programs, pointing to Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, and then clicking Solution Help.Installing the Windows Vista Hardware AssessmentThe Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Setup Wizard guides you through the process of installing the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment and setting up the databa
37、se required to do a readiness assessment. This includes: Installation of the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment. Installation of SQL Server 2005 Express, which is required to store the inventory and assessment data. To ensure that SQL Server 2005 Express is available, the wizard does the following: T
38、he Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Setup Wizard automatically downloads the required installation files and installs SQL Server 2005 Express. If the SQL Server 2005 Express installation files have been previously downloaded, you need to specify the location of the downloaded files so the wizard ca
39、n use those installation files to install SQL Server 2005 Express.Note The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment creates a non-default instance of SQL Server 2005 Express. If the setup wizard is run on a computer already running another instance of SQL Server 2005 Express then that instance is not affec
40、ted by the installation of the additional instance required by the solution. If you want to uninstall, you can run the setup wizard again, and it will provide you with options to uninstall the application, the SQL Server 2005 instance, and any reports that you have created. Uninstalling the applicat
41、ion can also be completed through the Add/Remove Programs icon (in Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003) or Programs and Features icon (in Windows Vista) in the Control Panel. If you choose this option you will need to uninstall the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment and SQL Server
42、2005 Express separately.After installation is complete, the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard is available from the Start menu. For detailed installation and uninstallation instructions, known issues, and software prerequisites refer to the Release Notes file, which is available for download
43、with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Setup Wizard.Using the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment WizardAssessing the readiness of computers on a network to run the Windows Vista operating system is simplified by the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard. Running the wizard is easy, and it prov
44、ides the detailed information that you need to understand which computers are ready for Windows Vista and which computers will need hardware upgrades.In This Section Readiness Assessment Process Readiness Assessment Prerequisites Running the WizardReadiness Assessment ProcessThe Windows Vista Hardwa
45、re Assessment Wizard is able to centrally inventory and scan computers on the network that are running any of the following operating systems:Getting Started Guide 7 Windows Vista (already migrated) Windows XP Professional Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2. Wi
46、ndows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 ServerNote User names and passwords entered into the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard are never stored on a hard disk. They are encrypted in system memory while the inventory and assessment is being performed. Every time the wizard is run, you will nee
47、d to reenter the inventory credentials.The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Wizard will give you the option to find computers using Active Directory Domain Services or the Computer Browser service. Once found, the computers are inventoried using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Use the fol
48、lowing recommendations to determine the options to choose when running the wizard: If you have Active Directory, select the option to find computers using Active Directory Domain Services. The wizard cannot be constrained to scanning specific Active Directory organizational units (OU). It will scan
49、all computers in all OUs in the domain specified. On the Active Directory Inventory wizard page, you can specify that information is to be collected from all related domains in the same forest. If you want to find computers in the entire Active Directory forest, select this checkbox. If you are scanning an environment with multiple forests then you will need to run the wizard again and on the Active Directory Inventory wizard page provide credentials for a domain in that forest. If you select the same i
